Saturday, September 6, 2014

I've always admired macrame jewelry artisans who work on a larger scale (see inspirational designers below). These are so much more challenging than say friendship bracelets. So this tutorial by Technoplastique over on Instructables is a good one to start on if you are venturing towards bigger projects. Lots of hand-holding by the instructor including 2 pattern versions.

Using a cork board and pins are essential to knotwork. The instructions are very well photographed and illustrated so it is easy to follow. Practice is required to get proper knots.

I think successfully completing this project will lead to greater confidence in doing more more fluid and less structured designs.

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You could say Pearl was born to be a jewelry designer with a name like that! She is the author of The Beading Gem's Journal now simply called The Beading Gem, a popular jewelry making, inspirational and how-to website. Subscribe for your daily dose of tips and tutorials and more